Leadership Development for Women

Enhance your leadership abilities with this hands-on training seminar. Designed for women looking to advance their careers in today’s workforce.

Despite years of advances in both legal and corporate policy, many qualified women don’t get the jobs they want. Misperceptions, stereotypes, and misplaced emotions on the part of either sex can still sabotage a woman’s career hopes—unless she takes a more strategic approach to her career. This hands-on leadership course shows women how to strategically use your strengths and abilities—your competitive edge—while mastering your emotions in even the most unwelcoming atmosphere. You’ll learn how to build a network of support, take smart risks and view competition in a more positive light. Discover how to conduct yourself in a manner that earns you respect, and pursue your goals with positive energy. Return to your job feeling confident, ready to compete fearlessly, and in a better position to be recognized for your true capabilities.

Seminar Number: 02010

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Who Should Attend

Female business professionals who are looking to move forward in their organizations by developing the best possible leadership style to fit the positions they want.

Classroom2 Day(s)
1.2 CEU, 14 CPE, 12 PDU

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Despite years of advances in both legal and corporate policy, many qualified women don’t get the jobs they want. Misperceptions, stereotypes, and misplaced emotions on the part of either sex can still sabotage a woman’s career hopes—unless she takes a more strategic approach to her career.

This hands-on leadership course shows women how to strategically use your strengths and abilities—your competitive edge—while mastering your emotions in even the most unwelcoming atmosphere. You’ll learn how to build a network of support, take smart risks and view competition in a more positive light. Discover how to conduct yourself in a manner that earns you respect, and pursue your goals with positive energy. Return to your job feeling confident, ready to compete fearlessly, and in a better position to be recognized for your true capabilities.

Overcome overt and hidden biases against women as leaders
Adopt a competitive mindset that leverages your strengths as a woman
Build a wide and strategic network of key stakeholders who will promote your career
Avoid taking a perfectionist approach to competitive and challenging situations
Recover from losses quickly by learning to take things less personally
Learn to deal with hypercompetitive colleagues with whom you have low trust

Becoming a more confident, assertive woman in a competitive, male-dominated world
Getting out of your comfort zone and developing a more resilient mindset
Gaining a competitive advantage by taking smart career risks
Initiating and forming friendly competitor and challenger relationships
Expanding your strategic network in a virtual world
Learning how to collaborate with people you don’t like

Learning Objectives

Identify the choices individuals make that drive the effectiveness of any communication
Use actionable strategies, processes, and skills to address most business communications
Optimize communication skills you already have while learning how to overcome your limitations
Improve work relationships by reducing misunderstandings
Communicate with confidence and clarity
Choose the appropriate words and phrases even in difficult circumstances
Connect with people whose communication preferences are different from your own

Effective Communication Begins with You: Getting the Confidence Advantage

Use self-talk to increase your confidence and self-esteem
Describe the 3Vs of communication (Verbal-Visual-Vocal) impact understanding
Evaluate and improve your use of the 3Vs
Develop openings that promote constructive dialogue
Use “can do” language to enhance others’ willingness to collaborate
Recognize your strengths and increase your assertiveness

Being Strategically Responsive

Actively listen and absorb what others are saying
Use paraphrasing, summarizing, and clarification to demonstrate understanding
Empathize to deal with difficult people or defuse emotionally charged situations
Use the appropriate types of questions to move a discussion forward
Recognize, acknowledge, and respond to nonverbal cues

Assess and Acknowledge the Other Person’s Response

Describe the four different communication styles
Recognize the communication style of those with whom you are speaking
Accommodate the specific needs of others’ communication styles

Taking Responsibility for Having a Productive Discussion

Identify the anatomy of a message
Recognize disguised or distorted responses
Overcome roadblocks and achieve your goal for a discussion

Message Planning and Execution

Define the purpose for delivering your message in an effective way
Apply message framing strategies to create an open and responsive communication environment
Practice skills for delivering messages that promote clear and productive communication

AMA has been reviewed and approved as a provider of project management training by the Project Management Institute (PMI).

American Management Association (AMA) is accredited by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET). AMA complies with the ANSI/IACET Standard, which is recognized internationally as a standard of excellence in instructional practices. As a result of this accreditation, AMA is authorized to issue the IACET CEU.

AMA is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org. For additional information or for more information regarding administrative policies such as complaints and refunds, please contact Martha Leon at 212-903-8173.

Recommended CPE Credit: Classroom – 14 hours/Intermediate
Prerequisites: None
Advance Preparation: None
Delivery Method: Group Live
Field of Study: Non-technical – Personal Development

Classroom Schedule

20 Sessions Available

$2,345.00 Non Members
$2,095.00 AMA Members
$1,889.00 GSA

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Date	Duration	State	City	Zip
2019-04-22 2019-04-23 Apr 22, 2019 - Apr 23, 2019	2 Days	NY	New York	10019 New York	Register Now
2019-05-16 2019-05-17 May 16, 2019 - May 17, 2019	2 Days	TX	Dallas	75001-3505 Dallas	Register Now
2019-05-30 2019-05-31 May 30, 2019 - May 31, 2019	2 Days	CA	San Francisco	94103-3156 San Francisco	Register Now
2019-06-10 2019-06-11 Jun 10, 2019 - Jun 11, 2019	2 Days	IL	Chicago	60601 Chicago	Register Now
2019-06-13 2019-06-14 Jun 13, 2019 - Jun 14, 2019	2 Days	DC	Arlington/Washington	22202-4807 Arlington/Washington	Register Now
2019-06-20 2019-06-21 Jun 20, 2019 - Jun 21, 2019	2 Days	NY	New York	10019 New York	Register Now
2019-07-29 2019-07-30 Jul 29, 2019 - Jul 30, 2019	2 Days	WA	Seattle	98101 Seattle	Register Now
2019-08-05 2019-08-06 Aug 5, 2019 - Aug 6, 2019	2 Days	NY	New York	10019 New York	Register Now
2019-08-08 2019-08-09 Aug 8, 2019 - Aug 9, 2019	2 Days	CO	Denver	80002 Denver	Register Now
2019-08-15 2019-08-16 Aug 15, 2019 - Aug 16, 2019	2 Days	TX	Austin	73301 Austin	Register Now
2019-09-05 2019-09-06 Sep 5, 2019 - Sep 6, 2019	2 Days	GA	Atlanta	30309-7705 Atlanta	Register Now
2019-09-09 2019-09-10 Sep 9, 2019 - Sep 10, 2019	2 Days	DC	Arlington/Washington	22202-4807 Arlington/Washington	Register Now
2019-09-23 2019-09-24 Sep 23, 2019 - Sep 24, 2019	2 Days	MA	Boston	02110 Boston	Register Now
2019-10-07 2019-10-08 Oct 7, 2019 - Oct 8, 2019	2 Days	NY	New York	10019 New York	Register Now
2019-10-28 2019-10-29 Oct 28, 2019 - Oct 29, 2019	2 Days	IL	Chicago	60601 Chicago	Register Now
2019-11-11 2019-11-12 Nov 11, 2019 - Nov 12, 2019	2 Days	TX	Houston	77001 Houston	Register Now
2019-11-18 2019-11-19 Nov 18, 2019 - Nov 19, 2019	2 Days	CA	San Francisco	94103-3156 San Francisco	Register Now
2019-12-02 2019-12-03 Dec 2, 2019 - Dec 3, 2019	2 Days	NY	New York	10019 New York	Register Now
2019-12-05 2019-12-06 Dec 5, 2019 - Dec 6, 2019	2 Days	DC	Arlington/Washington	22202-4807 Arlington/Washington	Register Now
2019-12-09 2019-12-10 Dec 9, 2019 - Dec 10, 2019	2 Days	WA	Seattle	98101 Seattle	Register Now

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